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Jack Webb turned Barney Phillips into one of classic TV's most memorable faces
Alan Autry's daughter briefly appeared once on In the Heat of the Night
There was nearly a spooky Gilligan's Island reboot — but Sherwood Schwartz stopped it
This Addams Family veterinarian married Shirley Jones in the real world
7 actors you didn’t know played werewolves
Linda Purl divorced Desi Arnaz Jr. right before ''Going Steady'' with the Fonz
Little Ronny Howard was more comfortable on a movie set than Johnny Cash
Howard Morris played the only Jetson outside the main cast
M*A*S*H writers walked blindfolded in L.A. traffic to get this episode right
Ronny Howard nearly played a popular comic strip character instead of becoming Opie
The hotshot helicopter pilot on M*A*S*H was the namesake for another classic TV show
7 Oscar-nominated actors who guest starred on The Rifleman
Dick Van Dyke accidentally mispronounced Rob Petrie's name and his wrong pronunciation stuck
This forbidden Dick Van Dyke episode was filmed but never aired
The popularity war between M*A*S*H writers and rival TV execs had one very public battle